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Color:Sand

Product Description

Dekmate is your answer to customized seating on a new or existing deck with sand brackets.

From the Manufacturer

The efficient design of this unique bracket allows you to add a bench to your deck while only using 7-Inch of deck space. Assembly is easy. Just add your own 2 x 4 lumber and you're ready to build. Bracket is made of strong maintenance-free structural resin and comes with a 10-year warranty. Includes all the screws and bolts you need for assembly.

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Very good product. I was looking for diagram to make the bench brackets out of wood when i came across these. This made it quick. Thanks to prime shipping i received them quickly. I had them built in a few hours. The reason for 4 star and not 5 the mounting hardware needs to be replaced . The bolts are 2 short to me. All the hardware needs to be galvanized to hold up over time. I used it but will replace over time. I used 6 on a 10ft. section. I wanted it to be strong. Make sure to check quantity. They are suppose to come 2 to a pack but seen some selling just 1 for the price you can get 2. See pic below, added on to my deck for grilling.

Sure beats coming up with your own bench support design. The seating area is a bit narrow, but not terrible for most people. The supplied hardware is problematic. Fitting tools into the corners of these to tighten various fasteners isn't the easiest task.

The long version ...

Used these with 1-inch-thick, 5.5-inch wide natural cedar decking (5/4 by 6). They aren't stable enough with the included 1.5-inch-tall hex-head screws. Highly recommend blocking in the edges of the deck where the screws will bite use some height of stainless steel hex head screws that will bite through the decking into the blocking at least an inch. For my build that was using 3.5-inch stainless steel hex-head screws.

After using the supplied 1.5-inch hex-head screws into the top deck board I was not impressed with the rigidity of the product, nor the 100% angular stress load it placed on the decking boards. Luckily I had planned ahead and blocked in the mount points where these would be. Longer screws biting into the blocking makes the entire build way more stable than if the supplied 1.5-inch hardware is used. I would NOT trust this product given the supplied hardware. I would not mount this product to only the top deck boards.

Build was based in a state with snow, so all the hardware was replaced with stainless. This added approximately $5-6 to the cost of each bench. Not nominal if you're using 18 of these things.

If you build these properly there's no wood-on-wood contact for the bench. This was optimal for my situation, having just replaced an entire deck due to rot caused mostly by the old bench supports rotting the boards below.

I used one of these every 23 to 24 inches with the thinner cedar decking. It seems very stable. The bench does flex backward slightly. Like the instructions note, don't let people sit on the railing. Chances are it won't support the weight of a normal American. The bench levers off and away from the deck itself. This gives more space on the deck, but is ultimately more stressful on the bracket and the front mount points.

Have some reservations about how well this 'composite' (aka plastic) bracket will hold up through the seasons in Minnesota (USA), we reach 100 F in the summer and -20 F in the winter. Will try and keep this updated if I experience any cracking or weather-related stress.

Read other reviews before purchasing (thanks for those who came before me). Key things I found...

1. Definitely replace the hardware if you are building outside with galvanized materials where possible. Will last.2. Keep to the directions and recommendations on spacing - distance from end and between supports during bench run.3. Don't be surprised if there is some "wobble" until you finish tying everything together. I was paying a lot of attention to wanting to make sure this didn't fall off the side of the deck with grandkids on it!4. Even with the extra attention to wobble. I reinforced hardware to bolts vs. lags into the deck surface. Also put a board at base of the front and used brackets to secure to deck. Second probably wasn't needed, but again...not taking any risk.

I like that you can basically customize your board layout. Good recommendation in the directions, but I used smaller spacing and move boards on back rest.

I have since added railing to tie into my setup and the compliments are rolling in. Great solution, just some things for folks to consider as they go.

Much easier and more convenient than building a bench from scratch, saves deck space. As noted, installing some of the fasteners with standard power tools can be a pain due to the way they are designed, but I'm not going to get too critical about a little installation hassle as long as the end result is good, which it is. I used these on the deck I built at my previous house, and liked them enough to buy again for the deck at the new place. Would have given 5 stars except the included hardware sucks. The bolts are too short; the lag bolts are just not long enough to inspire confidence, and the machine bolts for the back support 2x4s are just too short to work, period. I ended up buying all new bolts at Ace.

These are good for getting the angle right for the back rest - I am wondering how these will hold up over time. I did a bunch of extra supporting and tied it into the wall of my house. the seat length is fairly short too - you can use larger planks if necessary and I may just have to do some add on manipulation. But they allowed me to start my project with relative ease and eased some of my "angle" fears.